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Victor Frederick Moore (February 24, 1876 – July 23, 1962) was an American actor of stage and screen, as well as a comedian, writer, and director, most significantly a major Broadway star from the late 1920s through the 1930s. ==Career== Victor Moore appeared in over 50 films and 21 Broadway shows. His first appearance was on Broadway in ''Rosemary'' (1896). He also appeared in George M. Cohan's ''Forty-five Minutes from Broadway'', which opened January 1, 1906, and its sequel, ''The Talk of New York'' (1907). He went on to star in shows such as ''Oh, Kay!'' (1926) as Shorty McGee, ''Hold Everything!'' (1928) as Nosey Bartlett, Gershwin's ''Of Thee I Sing'' (1931) with William Gaxton, ''Let 'Em Eat Cake'' (1933), Cole Porter's ''Anything Goes'' (1934) as Moonface Martin, and Irving Berlin's ''Louisiana Purchase'' (1940) as Oliver P. Loganberry. Moore made his film debut in 1915. He starred in three films that year, two of which were directed by Cecil B. DeMille – ''Chimmie Fadden'' and ''Chimmie Fadden Out West''. He also appeared in ''Swing Time'' (1936) with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, ''Make Way for Tomorrow'' (1937), ''The Heat's On'' with Mae West, ''Duffy's Tavern'' (1945), ''Ziegfeld Follies'' (1946), ''It Happened on 5th Avenue'' (1947), ''On Our Merry Way'' (1948), ''A Kiss in the Dark'' (1949), and ''We're Not Married'' (1952), working with Ginger Rogers for a second time. His last screen appearance was a role as a plumber in ''The Seven Year Itch'' (1955). He worked in film twice with Bob Hope, first in ''Louisiana Purchase'' (1941) and again in ''Star Spangled Rhythm'' (1942). Moore made a guest appearance as himself on ''The Martin and Lewis radio show'' on August 16, 1949, and was a regular (as himself) on The Jimmy Durante Show. In 1945 Moore appeared in the Daffy Duck cartoon ''Ain't That Ducky''. He was so pleased with his caricature he offered to add his voice free of charge on the condition that the animators draw him with a little more hair. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Victor Moore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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